(A) Process. Surface water (stormwater) management plans meeting the requirements of § 150.043 shall be submitted by the Zoning Administrator to the City Engineer or his or her designee for review in accordance with the standards of § 150.045. The Planning Commission shall recommend approval, recommend approval with conditions, or recommend denial of the surface (stormwater) water management plan to the City Council. Following Planning Commission action, the surface (stormwater) water management plan shall be submitted to the City Council at its next available meeting. City Council action on the surface (stormwater) water management plan must be accomplished within 60 days following the date the application for approval is filed with the Zoning Administrator.
(B) Duration. Approval of a plan submitted under the provisions of this section shall expire one year after the date of approval unless construction has commenced in accordance with the plan, however, if prior to the expiration of the approval the applicant makes a written request to the Zoning Administrator for an extension of time to commence construction setting forth the reasons for the requested extension, the city may grant one extension of not greater than one single year. Receipt of any request for an extension shall be acknowledged by the Zoning Administrator within 15 days. The Zoning Administrator, after consulting with the City Engineer shall make a decision on the extension within 30 days of receipt. Any plan may be revised in the same manner as originally approved.
(C) Conditions. A surface water (stormwater) management plan may be approved subject to compliance with conditions reasonable and necessary to ensure that the requirements contained in this section are met. Such conditions may, among other matters, limit the size, kind, or character of the proposed development; require the construction of structures, drainage facilities, storage basins, and other facilities; require replacement of vegetation; establish required monitoring procedures; stage the work over time; require alternation of the site design to ensure buffering; and require the conveyance to the city or other public entity of certain lands or interests therein.
(D) Fees. All applications for surface (stormwater) water management plan approval shall be accompanied by a processing and approval fee, if applicable, and as specified by the City Council through resolution.
(Prior Code, § 513.050) (Ord. passed 10-8-2003)